A group of parents and teachers have filed a lawsuit against the Oakland Unified School District, claiming the district's consolidation plan violates the California Environmental Quality Act.
On Thursday, Justice for Oakland Students Coalition filed the report in the Alameda County Superior Court.
"OUSD needs to start over in a thoughtful and lawful process that protects not just its students but the East Oakland communities already suffering from asthma and other health issues related to pollution and emissions before closing neighborhood schools that our families can walk to," said Pecolia Manigo Awobodu with Justice for Oakland Students Coalition.
Leaders of the coalition say that the demand for information on whether the Environmental Quality Act was considered in this plan was ignored. They say that public information shows either the school district failed to analyze the plan under the act or failed to determine that plan was exempt from it.
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